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Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School

LSAT 148
GPA 3.00
Tuition & Fees $46,240
Acceptance Rate 48.15 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 36.00 %

Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School Overview

Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, MI
Established in 1972, Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is a private (not-for-profit) law school located in Lansing, Michigan. The 2025 tuition & fees of Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is $46,240.
The acceptance rate of the school is 48.15% and yield is 29.34%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 148 and the average GPA is 3.00. Total 575 students are attending Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School and 191 of them is first-year students. Last year 294 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 135 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 36.00%). You may want to check the general academic information of Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

188 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 148 Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. The average undergraduate GPA from 184 submitters is 3.00. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
LSAT Scores146146148147152150
Undergraduate GPA2.562.652.893.033.23.3

Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School 2023 Tuition & Fees

Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School tuition & fees is $46,240 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is $14,440. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $15,080
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School Tuition & Fees
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School$46,240
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$13,388
Books & Supplies$2,000
Personal Expenses$4,020
Average Costs at Western Michigan University-Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Graduate$15,080

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 1,430 students applied to Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School and 700 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 184 students finally enrolled to Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. The acceptance rate is 48.15% and yield (enrollment rate) is 29%. With 4 deferred/pre-admitted students, Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School has 188 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants1,430
Admitted700
Enrolled184
Acceptance Rate48.15%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)29.34%
Deferred / Previously Admitted4
Total First Year Class Enrollment188

Law Student Population

Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School has total 575 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 655 students enrolled in JD program and 51 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Total Enrollment706
JD Enrollment655
Non-JD Enrollment51
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School has 188 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 124 male and 148 female students. By attendance type, 63 students enrolled as full-time and 209 students as part-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School.
First Year Student Enrollment at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total188 63209
Men124 2995
Women148 34114

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 329 students have graduated from Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Among them, 294 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 135 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is 36.00% where the average pass rate of Michigan is 76.02%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Total Graduates329
First-time Bar Exam Taker294
(208 new graduates, 86 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker121 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate135 / 45.92%
Pass Rate at Michigan76.02%